Cold cold heart-artist: hank williams as sung on "a collection of his greatest hits"-sunrise media gs-4001-version by tony bennett peaked at # 1 for 6 weeks in 1951-competing versions charted by the fontane sisters (#16), eileen wilson (#19)-writer hank williams (#27), and tony fontane (#8)-words and music by hank williamsi tried so hard, my dear, to show that you're my every dreamyet you're afraid each thing i do is just some evil schemea memory from your lonesome past keeps us so far apartwhy can't i free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?another love before my time made your heart sad and blueand so my heart is paying now for things i didn't doin anger unkind words are said that make the teardrops startwhy can't i free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?you'll never know how much it hurts to see you sit and cryyou know you need and want my love yet you're afraid to trywhy do you run and hide from life? to try it just ain't smartwhy can't i free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?there was a time when i believed that you belonged to mebut now i know your heart is shackled to a memorythe more i learn to care for you, the more we drift apartwhy can't i free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?transcribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.